GNOME 3.5.x Development Series
GNOME 3.5.x is an unstable development series intended for testing and hacking purposes. GNOME uses odd minor version numbers to indicate development status, so this unstable 3.5.x series will become the official 3.6 stable release. There are many ways you can get involved.
Plans for this release are documented on the RoadMap and Features pages. These plans do not necessarily cover every module and every feature that will be worked on, nor are they guaranteed to arrive in time. Maintainers, please keep the RoadMap page up to date where you can. 
When we are near feature-freeze, please mention the new features for the /ReleaseNotes.
Important information for module maintainers:
- Tarballs are due by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
- Freezes begin by 23:59 UTC on the Monday specified
If possible, try to make releases no sooner than 3 days before the tarballs are due. If you need to release early, a simple notification to gnome-i18n and gnome-doc-list would be helpful.
Branching practices, including who to email; also, please make sure everyone knows what branch you are using for the release if you aren't using git master
There's a MaintainersCorner wiki page with general helpful information
Modulesets
See the "versions" file in the most recent 3.5.x folder under http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/teams/releng/
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GNOME 3.4.0 stable tarballs due |
Start of new feature proposals period for 3.6 |
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GNOME 3.4.0 stable release |
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GNOME 3.4.1 stable tarballs due |
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GNOME 3.4.1 stable release |
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GNOME 3.5.1 unstable tarballs due |
Feature proposals discussion heats up. |
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Release Team meets about new feature proposals for 3.6 with community input up to this point. |
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GNOME 3.5.2 unstable release |
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GNOME 3.5.3 unstable release |
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GNOME 3.5.4 unstable release |
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GUADEC conference |
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GNOME 3.5.5 unstable tarballs due |
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GNOME 3.5.5 unstable release |
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GNOME 3.5.90 beta tarballs due |
The Freeze: UI Freeze: No UI changes may be made without approval from the release-team and notification to gnome-doc-list@; Feature Freeze: new functionality is implemented now; API/ABI Freeze for 3.5.x: Developer APIs should be frozen at this point; String Change Announcement Period: All string changes must be announced to both gnome-i18n@ and gnome-doc-list@. |
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GNOME 3.5.90 beta release |
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GNOME 3.5.91 beta tarballs due |
String Freeze: no string changes may be made without confirmation from the l10n team (gnome-i18n@) and notification to both the release team and the GDP (gnome-doc-list@). |
Sep 05 |
GNOME 3.5.91 beta release |
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Start of new feature proposals period for 3.8 |
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Sep 17 |
GNOME 3.5.92 rc tarballs due |
Hard Code Freeze: no source code changes can be made without approval from the release-team. Translation and documentation can continue. |
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GNOME 3.5.92 rc release |
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GNOME 3.6.0 newstable tarballs due |
Hard Code Freeze ends, but other freezes remain in effect for the stable branch. |
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GNOME 3.6.0 newstable release |
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